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# steamy

adjective (steamy, steamier, steamiest)

«steamy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Full of steam, the hot water vapour: "a steamy bathroom". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#m1)
2. Hot and wet, like the air in a rainforest: "a steamy jungle". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, a steamy bathroom shows evaporation and condensation: steam meets the cold mirror and turns back into water drops. In geography, tropical places are hot and steamy. Phrases: steamy bathroom, steamy windows, hot and steamy.

### Examples

- The bathroom was steamy after my shower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#x1)
- The windows were steamy, so I drew a smiley face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#x2)
- The rainforest is hot and steamy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#x3)
- A steamy bowl of soup sat on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#x4)
- The kitchen got steamy while the pasta cooked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#x5)
- Open a window to let the steamy air out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: steamier, steamiest. From "steam". Science: steam is actually invisible; the white cloud you see is tiny water drops that formed as it cooled. Safety: steam from a kettle can burn badly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «steamy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steamy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«steamy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/steamy.html) on Mova free.